Hypholoma perplexum
Family Strophariaceae · Updated October 2026
102US records
16states
Octbusiest month
102 US records since 1891 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 12, 1969 (about 57 years ago) near New York, Queens County, NY, a preserved specimen in The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium (NY). Most US records come from Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Connecticut, and the busiest months are Oct, Nov and Sep. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
☠ Dangerous genus. The genus Hypholoma includes sulphur tuft and relatives. Mushrooms in this group have caused serious or fatal poisonings.
Lookalike warning. Many mushrooms, including deadly ones, closely resemble each other, and the only reliable identification comes from an expert looking at the actual specimen (often with spore prints or microscopy). Never use a name, photo or record count on this page to decide what something is.
When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Nov, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Allegheny County, PA (13) · latest May 3, 1946
- Orange County, NC (12) · latest Jan 17, 1932
- Capitol Planning Region, CT (11) · latest Oct 11, 1903
- Armstrong County, PA (6) · latest Sep 13, 1905
- Butler County, PA (5) · latest Nov 29, 1941
- Somerset County, PA (4) · latest Oct 19, 1944
- Erie County, NY (4)
- District of Columbia, DC (4) · latest Aug 20, 1928
- Clarion County, PA (3) · latest Oct 18, 1944
- Westmoreland County, PA (3) · latest Oct 13, 1943
More on this species from GBIF.
Bring along
🍄
Regional mushroom field guideSee on Amazon🍄
Folding mushroom knife with brushSee on Amazon🍄
Wicker foraging basketSee on Amazon🍄
10x hand lens / loupeSee on Amazon🍄
Spore print paperSee on AmazonAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.